Is anyone changing their retirement plans based on COVID-19 realities and the future of work.

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It's finally clear to me that we have a market meltdown once every ten years or so.

Corona
Housing
Tech boom
Black Friday
Etc.

I'm not banking on a schedule of any sort but Taleb's Black Swan is the next book on my list.

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I’m feeling better about early retirement if that’s how this goes. I like working but it’s not going to kill me to find alternatives.

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DH and actually talking about working a few extra years from home location which would not be our current home. We’re well set but A few more years would leave more for the kids later.

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